With Semiu Grier, Amo Empool, Eishia Stilza, and Tomme Mima, the Gachiakuta has one of the best female casts yet, although Riyo Reaper is the only one who has made it into the anime’s main cast. With protagonist Rudo Surebrec as well as Zanka Nijiku, she makes up the trio of Givers who\u2019ve been taken under Enjin\u2019s wing. Recently, the group has been caught in a trap and separated by some fearsome enemies. Gachiakuta Episode 18, “Oh Zap, Totes Legit,” sees Riyo overcoming not just one but two of these enemies while taking an unsettling step into her history, giving anime fans everything they could want in a good and fleshed-out character.<\/p>\n
Riyo Takes Centerstage in Gachiakuta Episode 18<\/p>\n
In Gachiakuta\u2019s Trash Storm Arc, the main cast was separated and given their own enemy to face off against. Thus far, most of the focus has been on Zanka\u2019s character and his rematch with Jabber Wonger, which ultimately ended in the latter\u2019s bitter and brutal defeat. The anime\u2019s entire viewership held their breath as Zanka\u2019s fate was practically sealed<\/a> with the first wounds inflicted by Jabber\u2019s toxin-coated blades.<\/p>\n Fortunately, the tide finally turned in the Cleaners’ favor in Episode 18. Riyo arrived at the scene and saved her battered teammate from the crazed Raider\u2019s clutches, but not before having dealt her own adversary a punishing defeat. The full breadth of her strength and skill was on full display during her showdown with Noerde Hew Amozo. Although Noerde and her Vital Instrument initially proved to be a challenge for Riyo, Riyo was easily able to overcome the obstacle with her Ripper until her opponent finally revealed her weakness.<\/p>\n The pair momentarily set aside their Vital Instruments and proceeded to carry on their fight in one of the most vicious hand-to-hand combat scenes in modern anime. The caverns in which they fought were nearly destroyed until Riyo pulled an underhanded move: she allowed Noerde to underestimate her long enough to pull out a gun. The fact that Riyo owns a firearm in the first place is actually an alarming detail, as Noerde reveals that possessing one is a telltale sign of being an assassin.<\/p>\n Riyo makes no effort to deny this accusation. She admits to having been a killer-for-hire under a completely different boss before ominously saying that she has since parted ways. Riyo also claims that it’s Enjin who keeps her from killing again and that she refuses to stain Ripper’s blades in human blood again, alluding to the possibility that it was Team Akuta’s leader who found her and gave her a new life as a Cleaner \u2014 perhaps after she had murdered her old boss.<\/p>\n Up until this point, Riyo has been an upbeat and positive presence in the cast. She hypes up her teammates and was incredibly welcoming of Rudo despite his odd nature. However, this scene with Noerde shows just how jaded and ruthless Riyo is underneath her playful smiles and laid-back disposition. She shoots Noerde with no hesitation and finds no qualm in using the gun to torture information out of her. This same brutality is seen yet again when she shoots Jabber down in order to rescue Zanka.<\/p>\n Female Anime Characters Aren’t Done Well if They’re Not the Main Protagonist<\/p>\n
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